The closing date is 18 August 2026

Job summary
We are a very busy Emergency Department, covering a diverse population, and we are a Major Trauma Unit. We also have a dedicated 24 hour Paediatric area covered by paediatric registered nurses.

We accept patients who self present, arrive by ambulance or via Helimed.

We cover Burnley Urgent Treatment Centre, Accrington Minor Injuries Unit along with the ED and Urgent Treatment Centre at Blackburn.

We use an appointment and streaming system in our Urgent Treatment Centres/ Minor Injuries Unit.

We are looking for self-motivated nurses to help take the department forward - you must be committed, flexible and approachable with substantial ED nursing experience. The role includes unsocial hours including weekends and rotation onto nights.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job
You will have a strong interest in developing and supporting new staff, and a proactive approach to delivering a high standard of evidence based care is essential. You must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of current issues in emergency care and be able to translate this into quality nursing.

We value experience and skills learnt elsewhere and will work with you to enable those skills to be utilised and developed further. However, you must have paediatric emergency department experience to apply for this post.

As a Junior Sister/Charge Nurse you will assist in promoting change and developing the area.

You will be responsible for leading the team, and the co-ordination and flow of the Paediatric Emergency Department, SDEC pathways and management of Paediatric standbys in Resus.

You will be supported by a team of Matrons, Senior Sisters, and Practice Educators. You will be at times, where appropriate, asked to flex to support your colleagues around the main department.

There will be the opportunity for further study including Leadership courses, /APLS/ILS/Trauma course.

About us
Our Emergency Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital provides care for both adults and children who attend with serious illness or injury. Due to our large catchment area, we currently provide for approximately 154,000 attendees per year. The department has an 8 bedded resuscitation and 43 major cubicles.

The department is classified as a trauma unit and we have a purpose built helipad onsite that will bring our most serious patients to the department via North West Air Ambulance.

We have a new, state of the art staff facility for staff changing with access to a shower as well as a new staff room, education room and wellbeing retreat for all staff.

We also have 2 Urgent Care Centres that are part of the emergency department and 2 Minor Injuries Units which are located at Accrington Victoria Hospital and Rossendale Health Centre.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: MEC-081-26
Job locations: Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Leadership of the team.
• Co-ordination and flow of the Paediatric Emergency Department, SDEC pathways and management of Paediatric standbys in Resus.
• Minor injuries - Wound Care, Dressings, Suturing, Plastering etc.
• Knowledge and experience of each speciality - Resusitation/Paediatric Intensive Care, Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Minor Injury and Illness, Major Trauma, ENT, Max Fax, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities.
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support.
• Major Incident and Decontamination.
• Managing Patient Flow.
• Streaming of patients to the most appropriate pathway eg. COAU/ELCAS .
• Escalation.
• Supporting Junior Staff.
• Supporting the Nurse in Charge.
• Staff Training.
• Appraisals.
• Audits.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level Registered Paediatric Nurse
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Skills
• Teaching / assessing Qualification

Desirable

• Diploma in Emergency Nursing or equivalent
• TILS/TNCC/APLS
• Emergency Care of the Child Certificate
• Dont forget the Bubbles Module
• Recognising the Sick Child Certificate

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience within an ED setting/or equivalent
• Proven development of own skills and clinical knowledge

Communication Skills
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Assistant Matron
Naomi Turner
naomi.turner@elht.nhs.uk
01254734706